Metallic tie for railways.



H. KOHLMYER.

METALLIC TIE FOR RAILWAYS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-l9. 1915.

1 ,1 98,458. Patented Sept. 19, 1916.

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Henry Kohlmyer UNITED STATES PATENT oEEicE.

HENRY KOHLMYER, OF LORAIN, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO CORNELIUS KOHLMYER ANDADOLPH KOHLMYER, BOTH OE LORAIN, OHIO.

METALLIC TIE FOR RAILWAYS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY KOHLMYER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lorain, in the county of Lorain and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Metallic Ties forRailways, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to metallic ties, but more especially to thisstyle of tie for street railways, and although embodying the sameprinciples as my former Patent No. 1,114,890, it is an improvementthereof, as the present design can be manufactured at a lower cost, themain object of this invention being to provide a metallic tie havingresilient properties, which can be rolled from a single piece ofmaterial.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings, which simply illustrate a preferred embodimentthereof, and the novel features of the invention will be distinctlypointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings like characters of reference indicate correspondingparts.

Figure 1 is an end view of a metallic tie embodying my invention, Fig. 2is an end view of the metallic tie before the base is rolled out forforming the hollow resilient base member, Fig. 3 is an end view showinga slight modification of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4; illustrates anothermodification.

In the drawings, 1 represents the head of a rolled steel tie, which headmay be of any desired design, and 2 the web formed integral therewith. Abase 3, similar to the head except that it is heavier and of greaterwidth, is formed integral with the lower longitudinal edge of the web,and the whole resembles an ordinary I-beam, as shown in Fig. 2. Thesides 4 and 5 of the base 3 are rolled into plates, and these plates arerolled into a hollow resilient base member, by first being inclinedslightly downwardly to form top plates 6, the outer longitudinal edgesof which turn under and into horizontal base plate 7 and 8. The freelongitudinal edges of the base plates may simply meet as in Fig. 1, orthese opposite longitudinal edges may be welded solidly together asillustrated in Fig. 3 at 9.

In the modification shown in Fig. 4, the

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 19, 1916.

Application filed August 19, 1915.

Serial No. 46,255.

tie is formed of a single plate. The head consists of a fiat plate 10and underturned downwardly inclined plates 11, which bend downwardly toform slightly diverging web plates 12. The hollow resilient base memberis then formed from the web plates as already described, except that thehorizontal base plates 13 are narrower and their opposite longitudinaledges 14: are in spaced relation.

It will be understood that the construction of metallic ties as hereindisclosed is also applicable for rails; and also that any suitableprovisions may be made in the head of the tie for securing railsthereto, or in the base member for fastening the tie to its foundation.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a metallic tie, the combination of a head, a web carrying thehead, and a base member supporting the web, the base member consistingof a pair of resilient plates bent outwardly from the sides of the web,the plates being turned downwardly and inwardly and the freelongitudinal edges of the plates being secured together, substantiallyas described.

2. In a metallic tie, the combination of a head, a web formed integralwith the head, a base consisting of a pair of sides extending from thesides of the web, the base being formed integral with the web, the sidesof the base being formed into plates, the plates being bent outwardlyand downwardly and turned inwardly with their free edges adj acent toeach other to form a hollow resilient base member, substantially asdescribed.

8. In a metallic tie, the combination of a head, a web formed integralwith the head, a base consisting of a pair of sides extending from thesides of the web, the base being formed integral with the web, the sidesof the base being formed into plates, the plates being bent outwardlyand downwardly and turned inwardly to form a resilient base member, andthe free opposite longitudinal edges of the inwardly turned plates beingwelded together, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

HENRY KOI-ILMYER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner 0! Estate, Washington. D. O."

